Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-25
G. A. II. Of Michigan.

The ninth annual encampment or the
Michigan department of q. n. X. OF
Michigan WAS held i'm Grand Rapids.
From the annual report submitted II Is
seen that the total number of posts of the
G.. A. X. in the department of Michigan,
Dee. 81, 1856. was 3GS; total membership.
~, 032. showing net gain of 2,2l2 mem
bers for the preceding nine months; total
number of posts organized to date, 373;
number of applications for posts still
pending, 49, expended for relief I'm the
department during the year, SO, sG2 l6;
number of members and their families re-
ieved, SOS; number of persons not
members relieved GO7. During the
last quarter the sum of S2,40S.44 was ex-
pended for relief purposes.
The election of officers for the ensuing
wear resulted as follows: Commander, l..
G.. Rutherford of Hart; w. +. Thorp of
Hart. assistant adjutant general; senior
yice-commandcr. VIM Cooke of Leslie;
Junior. Thos. H. Williams, Jackson;
medical director. G. u. Brow, Spring Lake;
chaplain. Henry w. Thompson, EScanaba;
council of administration, Louis Hunt II
MuskegOn. B. +. Graves of Adrian, WIN.
j. Daley of Mt. Clemens, Ira H. Wilder
of Flint, X. \. Parker of Detroit; commit
tee ON the soldiers home: j. Ii. Fertis OF
New LOthrop. Il. ID. Newbcrry OF Cold
water and John G.. Berry of Vanderbilt
delegates at large to the national encamp-
ment, Gen. Russell \. Alger (by acclama-
tom. Luther :. Trowbridge Detroit alter
nate: frstdistrict. Ed Irving, Wayne; alter
nate. &. G.. Hampton, Detroit; second, ii.
NJ. Parker Blssfield; alternate, i. |.
IIough. IIillsdale; third, f. d., Newberry.
Coldwater; alternate, j. +. Loder, Hills
dale; fourth, c. l.. Eaton, Mattawan; al
ternate, ~ G.. Cooper, SturgS; fifth. j.
II. Kidd, lonia; alternate, NJ. Il. Griffin.
COopersvile: sixth, {. >. Howell: alter
nate, +. +. Muliken, Eaton Rapids sew
enth, w. VI. Smith, Lapeer alternate w.
II. Smith. Blissfield; eighth, John y. llar-
ris. Mt. Pleasant alternate. w. II. Beas-
ley, Ithaca; ninth George NJ. Gatchell,
Big Rapids alternate, VIM. Meyers,
Boyne Falls; tenth, John f. Berry Van
derbilt; alternate, Geo. f. Tracy Ilarri-
son; eleventh. c. Y. Osburn, Marquette;
alternate. John G. Van Duzer. Escanaba.
Eighth district delegates at large were al
50 elected. The newly elected officers
were installed by Pas. Department Com
mander Pierce.
The committee to visit the soldiers
home, though its chairman, Il. f. Graves.
reported that they had found the home in
a splendid condition. and all OF the in
mates satisfied. They thoroughly in
dorsed the management at the present.
and alleged that the abuses OF the inmates
were all inflicted by hired nurses before
removed To the present building. The
committee recommended the erection of a
new hospital building, and also recon-
mends the criminal prosecution Of Nurse
Downs. The report was placed upon the
file and given to the press for publication.
John \. Logan post No. G.. a. Il.
was organized at the soldiers home dur
ing the cncampment, in accordance with
a resolution adopted at the dedication of
the home Dee. 81 last at the suggestion of
Gov. Alger.
Lansing was chosen a. the place for
the next department encampment.
The fifth annual en"ampment of the
Michigan department of the woman's re-
lief corps was held at the same time The
following officers were elected:
President Mrs. ). \. G. Plummer Of
Lansing.
Senior Nicc-Prcsident- Louise A.
Robbins of Adrian.
Junior Nice-Presidcnt- Mrs. Hattie Il.
Murray of Homer.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mary l.. Smith of
Lansing.
Chaplain-NIrs Francis 1. Stephens of
Grand Rapids.
Council OF Enthusiastically Sarah
f. Lyons of Howell; Mrs. Hattie Thomp-
son OF Flint; Mrs Susie Atkins of Muske-
gon Mrs. Kirby Of Fenton; Mrs. Emerette
+. Reynolds OF Coldwater
Delegate at large to National Convention
Miss Lydia c. Hopkins, of Detroit.
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